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Bott, Edward Lewis of Rochester died March 3, 2017.
He was pre-deceased by his parents, sister Vivian, and son Douglas. Survived by his wife of 51 years Donna (Wright), son Donald (Yi-Ju), daughter DeeAnne Shaw (Bob), and grandson Bobby.
Born November 22, 1931 to M. Walter and Viola Bott in Lawndale, CA, Ed grew up in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Graduating from Leuzinger High School and attending El Camino College, he worked for Northrop and was in the Naval Reserves. He served in the Korean War with the US Army, returning to LA as a motorcycle officer with the Hawthorne police dept.
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Byron J. Monahan, age 74 of Waseca, died peacefully on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the New Richland Care Center following an extended illness.
Byron James, the son of Joseph and Betsy (Waller) Monahan, was born on June 4, 1942, in Austin. At a young age, Byron moved to Waseca with his family and began helping his family at the Pheasant Café as well as delivering milk. He attended Waseca High School where he was active in cross country and basketball and graduated with the class of 1962. Following high school, Byron worked for Brown Printing, Waseca Public Schools, GS Brokerage and Corchran Manufacturing. On August 19, 1973, he was united in marriage to Marlys J. Gruis in Worthington, MN, and were blessed with two sons, Joseph and James.
Byron enjoyed dancing, drawing, roller skating, classic and new cars, water skiing, and the many family gatherings. He was given the nickname “Heart” at a very young age and carried the meaning throughout his life by having a heart of gold for everyone. Byron was a man of faith and enjoyed being active at Grace Lutheran Church in Waseca. His commitment to anything he was involved in showed his true passion of helping others.
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Eloise Kay Jans, age 79, of Brainerd, passed away on Tuesday, February 21 2017, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Eloise was born on November 9, 1937 in Wells, Minnesota to Oscar and Rosella (Proehl) Burmeister.
Eloise married the love of her life, Marlin Jans and together they had four children. Eloise and Butch owned and operated Jans Hardware in Waldorf, Minnesota.They also owned and operated Jans Bus Service.
Eloise loved her family, especially her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed quilting, cooking, baking and gardening. Eloise liked to watch Minnesota sports. One of her favorite pastimes was bowling with her bowling team and spending time with friends on the team. She was an active member at her church, Living Savior Lutheran, volunteering and also a member of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League.
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Funeral services for Larry D. Wyrum, age 69 of Anoka were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Charles will officiated. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 10-11 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment with military honors will be at the Alden Cemetery following services. Online condolences are welcome at: www.bayviewfuneral.com
Larry passed away unexpectedly on February 15, 2017.
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Artys Cole, age 98, resident of Whispering Oak Assisted Living Community, Ellendale, MN, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, February 14, 2017.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Yellow Medicine Lutheran Church, in Hanley Falls with Rev. David Peterson officiating. Visitation was held one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday and interment will be in the West Yellow Medicine Lutheran Cemetery.
Artys Viola (Anderson) Cole was born July 23, 1918 to Lester and Minnie (Swanson) Anderson in Swede Prairie Township, near Clarkfield, MN. She attended rural school and then High School in Clarkfield and later completed a teacher’s training program in Montevideo, MN. She taught for several years in rural school District 10, Sandnes Township near Hanley Falls, MN. She dearly loved teaching her wide age range of students and kept in touch with many of them throughout her life.